Background Digital consultations between patients and clinicians increased markedly
during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising questions about equity. Objective This study aimed …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature regarding the
impact of global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) pandemic on PLs and their …

Background: Even when technology allows rural cancer survivors to connect with supportive
care providers from a distance, uptake of psychosocial referrals is low. Fewer than one-third …

Objective–Across North America, public libraries have increasingly served their communities
by working with partners to connect patrons to essential healthcare services, including …

Objective Rural public libraries have been proposed as ideal locations from which
individuals can access a telemedicine visit, but limited adoption of this practice suggests …

Through a review of current literature and by providing statistics regarding mental health and
its impact on people, this article emphasizes the critical role of reference librarians in …

The goal of this research was to examine US-based librarians' history of training on public
health topics and their comfort delivering adolescent-focused public health interventions. A …

Background: Despite the potential for telemedicine in public libraries to expand health care
access to those living a long distance from care and in broadband poor areas, there are few …

All libraries, especially public libraries, must continue to play a leading role in closing the
digital divide. Through this article, the authors present a brief history of libraries and the …

Telehealth services are a growing aspect of the US healthcare delivery system. Some rural
patients, however, lack proper internet speed in their home to access telehealth services …